Contributed by Katarina Wong / “Cuba Va! (Cuba Goes!)� at The Phillips Collection in DC is a small but powerful exhibition of recent work by the renowned Cuban artist collective Los Carpinteros (The Carpenters). Born and raised in post-Revolution Cuba, Los Carpinteros were educated in the Cuban boarding school system, […]
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Our woman in Havana: Exploring what it means to be Cuban / The Havana Biennial, Part 2
Contributed by Katarina Wong / One of the strongest and most ambitious exhibitions in the 13th Havana Biennial is at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (MNBA), which is on view through September in celebration of the city�s 500th anniversary. The ground floor exhibition �Museos interiores (Interior museums)� features new […]
Our woman in Havana: The Construction of the Possible, Part 1
This is the first of two posts that highlight work from the 2019 Havana Biennial in and around Old Havana area. Look for Part 2 next week. // Contributed by Katarina Wong / After being postponed due to hurricane damage from 2017, the Havana Biennial, organized by the Centro de Arte […]
Zilia S�nchez, surrounded by the sea
Contributed by Katarina Wong / In Zilia S�nchez�s retrospective currently on view at The Phillips Collection, a video shows her on the beach, casting one of her shaped paintings �Soy Isla (I Am an Island)� into the waves. This piece sets the tone for an exceptional exhibition from a fiercely independent artist. Born […]
Of Latino descent: “Radical Women” in LA
Contributed by Katarina Wong /�The Getty recently launched�Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA,�a highly ambitious and rewarding initiative that explores Latin American and Latino art �in dialogue� with the city itself. More than 70 art institutions are participating, each offering their own take on the topic. One notable exhibition, among a field […]
Alex O�Neal: Hiding Places in a Dream
Contributed by Katarina Wong / Alex O�Neal is an artist based in Cooperstown, New York, whose recent show �Hiding Places in a Dream� at Linda Warren Projects in Chicago was a visual knock-out – a dizzying array of hyper-saturated canvases balanced with intimate, small-scale drawings. Throughout the exhibition, O�Neal continues […]